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Any recommendations for an Electric, deisel / oil fired machine? Must run on 115v. Portable, on wheels. 2.1 gpm, 1000 or more psi. I have seen quite a few. The pricing ranges from $1700.00 for a mini brute, which has no reviews to over $3000.00. We need it for one job and must bring it in the...

If I were a person considering starting a hood cleaning business and was looking at these forums I be immediately intimidated. I would think that I needed a lot more expensive equipment and specialized training than I really do. Most of the posters appear to have trailers with 3500 psi hot water...

May have located Brian Penney. I think he has gone into politics! Yes! There is a site in West Bridgewater, MA that he is on, running for city councilor.

I purchase 20 x 20 x 2 s.s. baffle filters from Aircon for about $28.00 each. They are sturdy filters. One problem with them is that the baffles are ribbed. I have seen smooth baffles in some captive aire hoods. They are much easier to clean. Anyone know where to get them at a dealer price. The...

We have been using Power twist plus V Belts for some time now. Comes in a roll 25 or 50 feet. Links. You can adjust to any size in seconds. Much better than buying various sizes and hoping you have the correct size on hand. You will always have the correct size. Very profitable.:D Long...

We use 3 mil clear. We reuse every reusable piece of plastic several times. It has cut our plastic purchases by at least 50% per year if not more. Additionally we are not using a lot of plastic for a few hours and then dumping it into a landfill for who knows how many years. Not a perfect...

Anyone know the hobart site for the per filter system they were selling? There was an interesting video .

Guess what?:eek: The Fire Marshalls in Massachusetts are in the process of setting up specific hood cleaning standards and are certifying hood cleaners. So , that means all the so called certified guys who hold up their certificate from Rusty with a nice picture aren't really certified ! In...

Anyone know the official name of the Pressure washing association in new england? I remember Brian Penney was an officer in that organization. His company Sharper Image Enterprises phone numbers are no longer any good.

Looking for Brian Penny of Sharper Image, in Bridgewater, MA

What areas do you think a certification school should cover? Take into consideration this is not going to be a how to clean school but a school that tells people already in the business what the local fire marshalls want us to do when we run across non compliant facilities. How to document the...

Some time ago someone posted specifics on the osha confined space regs. Anyone know how to find it. It appears that the Boston area fire marshalls may select IKECA to certify its hood cleaners. From what I heard it will be a written test covering NFPA 96 FIRE CODES and OSHA. Hopefully they will...

After the unfortunate death of 2 firefighters here in Boston, a lot of finger pointing went on. The Fire Inspectors are looking into beefing up adherance to the NFPA 96 codes for restaurants. Looking at this issue it seems to be aimed solely at the restaurant and the hood cleaners. The first and...

There looks to be a window of opportunity opening in this area. New England. Appliance repairs. There are few if any companys here. One of my customers had to go to Connecticut from Massachusetts to get a service tech. My question is anyone know where or how to get some info on appliance repair?

Anyone know where to purchase a depthgauge comb as stated in the NFPA 96 Fire Codes. Annex A A.11.6.2 Been looking on line and nothing, nowhere. Did they just make this gauge up? Looks like a tool for depth used in woodworking. Can anyone translate the measurement example...

Ok, lets hear what you all boys think about these hoods. Do they need cleaning? Can they be completely cleaned ? Do you all know what the major flaw with these hoods is?

Where do you get your hinge kits and roof grease protection stuff. The best and strongest so far have been from Omni Containment Systems. A little pricey though. The roof stuff is just way too much.

How many of you guys have had on the job accidents with yourself or employees? What were they and how can they be avoided. For me, a guy wiping the inside of the grease track. The edge was sharp. Musta been made by a scab, anyway my guy was standing on milk crate. The crate slipped out. He...

I encounter several jobs a year that are too big for me. I usually try to give them away for a %. Recently a friend of mine suggested that I keep the job and subcontract it to companies that can do it. Does anyone have any information as to the leagilty, liability etc? Thx ED

Grinnell is a hood cleaning company and a fire suppression company in this area, New England. They were Tyco. Tyco bought a lot of small companies, both fire suppression and hood cleaners. Then they became Grinnell offering both services. I guess that was about 10 years ago. The customer...